Bible Encyclopedias
Bravery (2)
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
a term used in the Auth. Vers. only in its early sense offinery for the Heb. תַּפְאֶרֶת, tipe'reth, female ornament, Isaiah 3:18. So in the Apocrypha (Judith 10:4) " decked herself bravely" stands for gayly, as a rendering of ἐκαλλωπίσατο, presented a fine appearance.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Bravery (2)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/b/bravery-2.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.